Size is an issue!

If you've been following our site for the past few months, or even for the full year that we've been around, you'd notice that not only do we handle a few obvious Pit Bull mixes, but that our 'pure' Pitties come in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes.

When we get emails from shelters, we usually take the dogs in based foremost on personality and behaviour, we want all the PBs to be ambassadogs for the breed. We do take dogs in based somewhat on looks too as lots of people coming to our site to adopt a PB, actually want the dog to look like a PB, and that is totally understandable.

Once arrangements for transport have been made to get the dogs to us, we wait and talk amongst ourselves about what the dogs will be like in 'real life', and we start going thru our stack of applications from people waiting for dogs that will fit into their home perfectly.

When we unload the new arrivals, we are more often then not, take aback by the 'real life' size of the dogs in comparison to the pictures! Yes, their colors are also more vivid and their smiles even bigger, but their size is often a shock! Even when we post the dog's pictures on our site, the pictures often don't give many hints as to how big the dog is or isn't. You'd probably never guess that Todd is a very leggy, round solid body, dog that weighs over 65 pounds! His picture make him look short and stocky.

We want to correct this as we have had a few applicants apply from us that have specifically asked for a 'shorty' body style. Most people aren't disappointed when the dog is more buff and bigger, but we do have some people needing the dog to be under a certain height measurement to comply with a bylaw in their neighborhood.

So, we are going to add weight and height measurements to each dog's write up, another way we want to make each match perfect. In the case of some dog's, we will also include their length, Rooka is a beautiful example of a disproportionate body! She isn't any taller or heavier then the other 6 PBs in my home, but she is at least 6 inches longer, she really stands out!! She carries the extra length with grace and beauty, don't want to give her or her new owners a complex!!

Looking forward to sharing more about our dogs with our followers. If there is something else we might do or say to make the write ups more informative, please let us know.